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The Apocalypse

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 36m
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3.1/10
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Laura San Giacomo, Sandra Bernhard, Cameron Dye, and Frank Zagarino in The Apocalypse (1997)
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A salvage pilot and a bartender go up against a crazed computer programmer and the head of a criminal gang who have equipped a spaceship with nuclear warheads and plan to crash it into Earth... Read allA salvage pilot and a bartender go up against a crazed computer programmer and the head of a criminal gang who have equipped a spaceship with nuclear warheads and plan to crash it into Earth.A salvage pilot and a bartender go up against a crazed computer programmer and the head of a criminal gang who have equipped a spaceship with nuclear warheads and plan to crash it into Earth.

  • Director
    • Hubert de La Bouillerie
  • Writer
    • J. Reifel
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bernhard
    • Cameron Dye
    • Frank Zagarino
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    520
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    • Director
      • Hubert de La Bouillerie
    • Writer
      • J. Reifel
    • Stars
      • Sandra Bernhard
      • Cameron Dye
      • Frank Zagarino
    • 15User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Sandra Bernhard
    Sandra Bernhard
    • J.T. Wayne
    Cameron Dye
    Cameron Dye
    • Lennon
    Frank Zagarino
    Frank Zagarino
    • Vendler
    Michelle Anne Johnson
    Michelle Anne Johnson
    • Misha
    Lee Arenberg
    Lee Arenberg
    • Noel
    Merle Kennedy
    • Mailai
    Teddy Lane Jr.
    Teddy Lane Jr.
    • Rugby
    Matt McCoy
    Matt McCoy
    • Suarez
    Laura San Giacomo
    Laura San Giacomo
    • Goad
    Spencer Garrett
    Spencer Garrett
    • Charlie
    Brandon Hooper
    • Mason
    Darcas Macopson
    Darcas Macopson
    • Willis
    • (as Dwayne Macopson)
    Craig Strong
    • Figgis
    Norm Skaggs
    Norm Skaggs
    • Smuggler Captain
    Carol Barbee
    Carol Barbee
    • Lieutenant Robing
    Sedena M. Conley
    • Programmer
    Dorian Gregory
    Dorian Gregory
    • Lieutenant
    Gerald Henderson
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    • Director
      • Hubert de La Bouillerie
    • Writer
      • J. Reifel
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    • Goofs
      In one of the establishing shots of one of the ships, a fake asteroid clearly bumps into the model ship.
    • Soundtracks
      Blue
      Written, Produced and Performed by Sandra Bernhard & Cameron Dye

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    1/10
    A single worthwhile monologue, followed by 90 minutes of tedium
    'The apocalypse' is the sort of film that immediately, within mere minutes, leads us to question how it is we came across the feature in the first place. A prologue, inserted in the middle of the opening credits (?), is strenuously forced, fast-paced, and disordered, and unclear for the fact of it. We also get a first glimpse of editing that is dubious, and special effects that are several years outdated even in 1997. Thereafter, early exposition is ham-handed and a little less than fully convincing. But, you know what, especially for as preposterous as the premise is, I was willing to overlook this messiness to see where 'The apocalypse' was going to end up. If nothing else, watching Laura San Giacomo recite Shakespeare with the same delirious vigor as an opera's mad scene, in the first fraction of the feature, would surely be worth the remainder of these 90-odd minutes. Right?

    I don't mean to disparage director Hubert de la Bouillerie outright - he has a fair number of credits in other capacities - but his guiding hand as maestro of the movie leaves much to be desired. I assume it's with his instruction that the cast generally give performances that often seem disinterested, like the scenes we get in the final cut were just first takes, or practice runs. Meanwhile, once the story more meaningfully begins around the 30-minute mark, plot development is alternately frenetic, somewhat haphazard, and disjointed - or weak, and halfhearted. Likewise, J. Reifel's screenplay is just kind of all over the place. Dialogue is filled with technobabble and questionable small talk; characterizations are flat, hollow, and far from complete, each little more than set pieces.

    Individual scenes, as written, seem like they could have constituted a compelling feature if more care were taken to fit them into the narrative. And at that, more than anything else, the story is a godawful mess tendered with glaring indifference and inattention to flow, coherence, or cohesiveness. Why did Goad set the ship on its course? How was that course progression seemingly disrupted, setting up the vessel as a future salvage opportunity for the plot? How did J. T.'s assembled crew learn about that ship? What is Vendler's deal, exactly? Why was it that he was considered for the mission in the first place? Connective threads between scenes, between story beats, and between characters and background aren't necessarily absent, but they're nigh invisible.

    I suppose the set design and decoration is fine, and consideration for lighting. Camerawork is unremarkable, but suitable. And... well, I think that's it. That's the praise I have to offer for the bulk of the picture.

    There are a small handful of good ideas in here, but none of them are realized with convincing passion, authenticity, any sense of diligence at all. None of them make up for the extraordinary, overwhelmingly tawdry pablum that 'The apocalypse' represents. This is such accursed slop that it utterly fails to keep us engaged, and I think to give it our full concentration would be considered an act of self-harm.

    It turns out that those first few minutes, in which Laura San Giacomo delivers a monologue from 'Hamlet,' really were the highlight of the film. And, no, it wasn't worth watching the remainder of the runtime. After the opening credits finish, you can move on to something else, because you've seen everything of value in 'The apocalypse.'
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    • Release date
      • May 17, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Апокалипсис
    • Filming locations
      • Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • EGM Film International
      • Ed Ancoats Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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